ED quizzes Pawan Bansal in National Herald case
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday appeared before the ED. He recorded his statement under provisions of the PMLA in a case related to the party-promoted Associated Journals Limited that publishes National Herald newspaper. TNS
Man who ‘shot’ Indian student in Canada held
Toronto/Ghaziabad: The Toronto Police on Tuesday arrested 39-year-old Richard Jonathan Edwin, who is believed to have shot 21-year-old Indian student Kartik Vasudev in Canada. PTI
Nirav Modi’s aide Parab deported from Egypt
New Delhi: In a major success, the CBI on Tuesday managed to get SS Parab, DGM (Finance) in diamantaire Nirav Modi’s firm, deported from Cairo, Egypt, following a long diplomatic and legal process. TNS
Farmhouse caretaker lynched for ‘slaughtering cows’
New Delhi: A caretaker of a farmhouse was lynched and two persons were injured after a group of 10-15 men attacked them on suspicion that they were slaughtering cows, the police said on Tuesday. PTI
ED attaches flat of aide of Dawood’s kin
New Delhi: The ED has attached immovable asset worth Rs 55 lakh belonging to Mumtaz Ezaz Shaikh, an aide of Iqbal Kaskar, brother of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in connection with a prevention of money laundering case. The ED initiated money laundering probe on the basis of an FIR registered against Kaskar, and others for extortion. TNS
ICMR chief gets 3-month extension
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Balram Bhargava has received a three-month extension starting April 15, when his term ends. Bhargava, formerly with AIIMS New Delhi, spearheaded Covid vaccine research and development throughout the critical pandemic period. TNS
India-US satellite launch next year
New Delhi: India and the US are planning a joint space satellite that will be launched next year, as the two sides have concluded an MoU on space situational awareness.
